Maritime – Shipping World News Magazine

May282025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

SGF Akume Visits NSC, Reaffirms Support for Maritime Sector Reforms

Maritime, Misc

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), H.E. Senator George Akume, KSJI, fnim, paid a high-level visit to the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) headquarters in Lagos. The high-level visit underscores the Federal Government's commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda and the development of the Marine and Blue Economy. Addressing the Council’s Management staff, Akume commended the NSC leadership and reaffirmed the government's support for strategic reforms aimed at improving Nigeria's port sector. The SGF highlighted the President's significant contributions to infrastructure, education, and empowerment, showcasing the country's overall development. The NSC's Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Akutah Pius, MON, said that the visit of the SGF emphasiz...

May282025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

CGC Wale Adeniyi’s Presidential Endorsement Excites Stakeholders .BY ASU BEKS.

Maritime, Misc, Port News

Some critical stakeholders in the maritime sector have applauded the endorsement of the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, mfr, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as timely and a call to do more. In a statement last week by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu had commended the outstanding performance of the Customs helmsman whose leadership style it said was top notch, yielding great dividends in the area of revenue generation , trade facilitation and anti smuggling. Speaking exclusively with Shipping World, President emeritus of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, Prince Olayiwola Shittu, observed that President Tinubu's endorsement of Bashir Adewale's successes at Customs House, was not only a moral boosting gesture for officers and men and o...

May222025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Abubakar Dantsoho : An Open Door Policy that has Renewed Hope for Nigerian Port Users . By Asu Beks.

Maritime, News Feature

It was a sigh of relief for Nigeria's Maritime Stakeholders when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 12, 2024 named Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority. Dantsoho is not only an accomplished international technocrat and professional of repute, he is also someone who had paid his dues. He was a one time Port Port Manager, a former Chief of Staff to the immediate minister of Transportation, among other critical portfolios. His appointment came at a time Nigerians were already getting frustrated that the NPA was becoming a breeding ground for political settlement , with appointees deviating from NPAs core functions as a critical component of our economic wellbeing, as gateway to the nation's economy . For instance, when during the Buhari administration Hadiz...

May112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Oborevwori, Diri Honoured With Doctorate Degrees At Nigeria Maritime University Convocation: Charles Okogene

Maritime, Misc

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, and his Bayelsa counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, were on Saturday awarded honorary Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degrees in Social and Economic Development by the Nigerian Maritime University (NMU), Okerenkoko, during the institution’s 2nd Combined Convocation Ceremony. Also honored at the ceremony were Senator James Manager, who received a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in National Development, and Engr. Ebipador Ogionwo, who was awarded a Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in Industrial Development. Represented at the ceremony by the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Nyerowho Tonukari, Governor Oborevwori expressed profound appreciation to the university for the recognition, describing it as a tribute to the ...

May92025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Moves to Establish Fish Farms Across LGAs, Convenes Stakeholders Meeting

Maritime

In line with Governor Douye Diri's directive to establish model fish farms in all eight local government areas of the state. The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy convened a stakeholder meeting to strategize implementation, engaging council chairmen, agricultural officers and artisanal fishing associations. Honourable Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Mrs. Faith Izibenua Zibs-Godwin emphasized the state’s commitment to economic diversification and job creation through aquaculture. According to her, the initiative aligns with the Prosperity Government’s Assured Agenda and will be implemented in partnership with local councils and fisheries associations. Council leaders, led by Chief David Alagoa, Chairman, Nembe Local Government, pledged their support, calling the initia...

May92025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

New Marine and Blue Economy Policy: The Imperatives of an Implementation Committee . By Asu Beks.

Maritime, News Feature

A cheery news emerged from last Monday's Federal Executive Council meeting,FEC, Presided by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It was to the effect that the Federal Government has approved a 10-year Policy framework for Nigeria's Marine and Blue Economy. The news attracted jubilation from stakeholders who for almost two years since the creation of the ministry have been groping in the dark about the policy direction and framework of the new ministry. For a country which had relied upon a sole commodity as its mainstay, this news couldn't have come at a better time. The world bank sees the blue economy as a vital opportunity for sustainable economic growth, improved livelihoods, job creation, while preserving the health of Marine ecosystems. The Blue Economy aligns with the world bank's go...

Apr272025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Irregularities in pension remittance by Shipping Companies:Francis Bunu Bears his fangs

Maritime, Misc

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade Francis Bunu Abi vows to descend heavily on Terminal Operations and Employers of Seafarers' and Dockworkers over irregularities of Maritime Workers pensions remittance nationwide. The leadership of the Union recently got the wind of these employers of labour and terminal operators over their acts of irregular remittance of their employees pensions to its appropriate quarters, thereby, shortchanging the Seafarers' and their counterparts, the Dockworkers, both categories of workers from the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria. It was also learnt that some Ship Owners and Terminal Operators have allegedly stopped the remittance of Dockworkers and Seafarers' PSA in there employ, which is a gross violation of l...

Apr162025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Douye Diri receives Most Maritime friendly AWARD at MIMA ’25. :

Maritime, Misc, News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Sen Douye Diri, yesterday in Lagos received an award as the Most Maritime Friendly Governor at the 27th Edition of the Maritime Industry Merit AWARD, MIMA , which held at the Ball Room of Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos. Gov Douye Diri who was represented by the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Prof Nibofa Ayawei, reiterated the commitment of his administration in harnessing the full potentials of the Marine and Blue Economy. He appealed to prospective investors to take advantage of the abundant marine resources in Bayelsa State. Also in attendance at the event was the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Faith Zibs Godwin.

Apr152025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

In Historic Move, Oyetola Orders NIMASA to Commence Process of CVFF Disbursement

Maritime, News Feature

In a landmark move poised to reshape Nigeria’s maritime landscape, the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola (CON), has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to commence the process that will lead to the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). This directive marks a significant shift from over two decades of administrative stagnation and ushers in a new era of strategic repositioning of Nigeria’s indigenous shipping. The CVFF, established under the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act of 2003, was designed to empower Nigerian shipping companies through access to structured financing for vessel acquisition. However, successive administrations failed to operationaliz...

Apr132025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

We’re Committed to a Holistic Development of Ports Nationwide —Oyetola

Maritime

IN the vast expanse of Nigeria’s poential, where the azure waters meet the burgeoning ambition of a nation, stands a figure of transformative vision: His Excellency, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, CON. Appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in August 2023, he assumed the mantle of Nigeria’s pioneer Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, a portfolio charged with charting a course towards sustainable prosperity through the nation’s rich maritime resources. A seasoned technocrat, whose tenure as Executive Governor of Osun State (2018-2022) etched a legacy of infrastructural advancement and economic fortitude, Oyetola arrived at this nascent ministry with a pedigree of proven excellence. His appointment was a strategic alignment of experience with opportunity, a recognition of his capacity to n...